British boxing champion Savannah Marshalll’s opponent for her debut in combined martial arts has been revealed – and it’s somebody proper at her degree.
The PFL introduced Monday that Marshall will meet Brazilian Mirela Vargas at 2024 PFL Europe 2. The occasion, which will probably be headlined by Marshall’s debut, is ready for June 8 at Utilita Area in New Citadel, England.
Vargas, 26, is 1-2 as knowledgeable fighter. She received her professional debut in 2021 by 12-second knockout, however then she didn’t compete once more till 2023, dropping by submission in each bouts beneath the Iron Man MMA banner.
Marshall, 32, is the IBF, WBA, WBO, and The Ring ladies’s tremendous middleweight champion with a 13-1 skilled boxing file. Her lone profession loss got here in opposition to fellow PFL fighter Claressa Shields. She most just lately competed in July 2023 when she received a majority determination vs. Franchon Crews Dezurn. Now Marshall appears to be like to make a reputation for herself on the earth of MMA.
Together with Marshall’s opponent, the promotion additionally introduced the total lineup for PFL Europe 2, which may be seen beneath:
- Savannah Marshall (Debut) vs. Mirela Vargas (1-2)
- Kane Mousah (14-6) vs. Dylan Tuke (7-4)
- Jack Grant (19-8) vs. Charlie Leary (17-13-1) – welterweight common season
- Dean Garnett (12-2-1) vs. Ayton De Paepe (12-4) – bantamweight common season
- Shanelle Dyer (4-0) vs. Mariam Torchinava (9-2) – ladies’s flyweight common season
- Ibragim Ibragimov (6-0) vs. Josh Reed (13-8)
- Frans Mlambo (15-6) vs. Luke Shanks (10-4) – bantamweight common season
- Lizzy Gevers (3-1) vs. Sammy-Jo Luxton (2-0) – ladies’s flyweight common season
- Mark Ewen (5-0) vs. Mathias Poiron (7-1)
- Khurshed Kakhorov (12-1) vs. Bondo Kikadze (8-3-1) – bantamweight common season
- Valentina Scatizzi (2-2) vs. Marie Loiseau (6-4) – ladies’s flyweight common season
- Ben Woolliss (2-0) vs. Maher Belkhadir (1-1)
- Alexander Luster (7-1) vs. Alperen Karabulut (10-3, 1 NC)
- Dee Begley (4-5) vs. Paulina Wisniewska (2-0)
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